Dave’s Hot Chicken Menu with Prices and Calories

Dave's Hot Chicken menu

Dave’s Hot Chicken menu prices cover tenders, sliders and a cauliflower range built the same way. Spice goes on after the fryer, which lets one kitchen serve seven heat levels from a single batch. Everything else on the tray sits beside that chicken.

Heat climbs from No Spice through Lite Mild, Mild, Medium, Hot and Extra Hot to Reaper. Calories move with the build rather than the burn. What a build declares holds steady across all seven levels.

The short answer

The Dave’s Hot Chicken menu runs on tenders and sliders, both dry-rubbed at one of seven heat levels. A cauliflower range mirrors every chicken build, and fries, mac, slaw, shakes and slushers fill out the tray. Each table below carries the calorie count beside the item.

Dave’s Hot Chicken menu at a glance

$3.50

single tender price

$4.99

single slider price

$10.99

slider combo price

7 levels

no spice to reaper

440

regular fries calories

$5.49

vanilla shake price

Dave's Hot Chicken menu with prices
Tenders, sliders, Hot Mozz, cauliflower builds, top-loaded fries, sides, shakes and slushers, with prices and calories.

Dave’s Hot Chicken Menu Prices and Calories

The Dave’s Hot Chicken menu splits three ways: chicken, cauliflower and the sides that travel with them. Tenders and sliders share a rub, so bread is what separates them. Cauliflower shadows the chicken list almost build for build.

Sizes appear on the Dave’s Hot Chicken menu wherever an item genuinely offers them, and the calorie count sits beside every price. Heat level changes neither column, so the Dave’s Hot Chicken menu reads the same at No Spice as it does at Reaper.

Dave’s Hot Chicken Tender and Slider Prices

Tenders arrive dry-rubbed, the spice going on after the fryer rather than into the batter, which is what lets one kitchen serve seven heat levels. Single Slider sets that same tender on a brioche bun with pickles and sauce. Mini Sliders shrink the same build for a lighter order.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Single Tender550$3.50
Single Slider680$4.99
Dave’s Mini Slider360$4.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Combo Prices

Dave’s Hot Chicken menu combos pair tenders or sliders with crinkle-cut fries, then finish the tray with kale slaw and a drink at most counters. Kale Slaw and fries stay constant across all four builds. Count and bread separate them.

ItemCaloriesPrice
1 Slider + Fries900$10.99
2 Tenders + Fries980$12.99
1 Tender & 1 Slider + Fries1,310$13.99
2 Sliders + Fries1,270$14.99

Dave’s Hot Chicken Hot Mozz Prices

Hot Mozz applies the house spice rub to fried mozzarella sticks rather than to chicken, and the heat ladder still applies. Portions climb from a single piece through three and five, and the meal versions bring crinkle-cut fries alongside for a full tray. Hot Mozz Slider folds that same cheese into a brioche bun with pickles instead.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Hot Mozz 1 Piece120$2.99
Hot Mozz 3 Piece360$7.99
Hot Mozz 5 Piece600$12.99
Hot Mozz 3 Piece Meal800$9.99
Hot Mozz 5 Piece Meal1,040$14.99
Hot Mozz Slider520$7.99
Hot Mozz Slider w/ Fries860$10.99
Hot Mozz Hot Box2,400$55.00

Dave’s Hot Chicken Mini Slider Prices

Mini Sliders come by the tray rather than one at a time, which makes them the usual choice for sharing. Cauliflower versions mirror the chicken build exactly for anyone skipping meat, running 100 calories lighter across the serving. Both scale into a Hot Box sized for a table rather than a single order.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Dave’s Mini Sliders720$7.99
Dave’s Mini Sliders w/ Fries1,140$10.99
Hot Box of Minis3,600$40.00
Dave’s NOT Chicken Mini Sliders (Cauli)620$7.99
Dave’s NOT Chicken Mini Sliders (Cauli) w/ Fries1,040$10.99
NOT CKN Mini Slider Hot Box3,100$40.00

Dave’s Hot Chicken Saucy Bites Prices

Saucy Bites toss bite-sized chicken through sauce instead of leaving the dry rub on the outside. A Flight widens that to several sauces across a single order, which suits a table splitting one plate between them. Fries join either version and add roughly 420 calories to the tray.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Saucy Bites480$8.99
Saucy Bites w/ Fries900$11.99
Flight of Saucy Bites960$14.99
Flight of Saucy Bites w/ Fries1,380$17.99

Dave’s Hot Chicken Feed a Crowd Prices

Boxes in this group are built for a table rather than one person, and each calorie figure covers the whole box. Hot Box Roulette hides the heat level across the pieces, so nobody at the table knows which tender they have picked up. A Box of Fries travels alongside any of them at 900 calories.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Box of Fries900$11.99
Hot Box — Dave’s Bites3,600$44.99
Hot Box — Tenders4,900$54.99
Hot Box — Sliders6,800$64.99
Hot Box Roulette — Tenders4,900$54.99
Hot Box Roulette — Sliders6,800$64.99
Cauli Slider Hot Box5,400$90.00
Cauli Bites Hot Box2,400$30.00

Dave’s Hot Chicken Cauliflower Menu Prices

Dave’s NOT Chicken swaps the tender for a battered cauliflower fillet, then seasons it with the same rub at the same seven levels. Numbered Cauli Dave’s combos mirror the chicken combos step for step, from a single slider through to two tenders with fries. Cauli Tender Bites break that fillet into ten pieces at 680 calories.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Single Cauli Tender550$3.29
Single Cauli Slider620$4.49
1 Cauli Slider w/ Fries850$10.49
2 Cauli Tenders w/ Fries800$12.49
2 Cauli Sliders w/ Fries1,100$13.49
1 Cauli Tender & 1 Cauli Slider w/ Fries1,080$13.49
10 pc Cauli Tender Bites680$7.49
10 pc Cauli Tender Bites w/ Fries1,270$11.49
Cauli Dave’s #1: 2 Cauli Tenders w/ Fries1,150$16.99
Cauli Dave’s #2: 2 Cauli Sliders w/ Fries1,400$18.99
Cauli Dave’s #3: 1 Cauli Tender & 1 Cauli Slider w/ Fries1,300$17.99
Cauli Dave’s #4: 1 Cauli Slider w/ Fries950$12.99

Dave’s Hot Chicken Cauliflower Loaded Fries and Mac

Cauliflower Top-Loaded Fries bury the crinkle cut under battered cauliflower, cheese sauce and pickles. Spicy Buffalo Cauli Mac does the same over macaroni, with buffalo sauce through it rather than the dry rub. Both step through Small, Regular and Large, roughly doubling in calories from one end to the other.

ItemSizeCaloriesPrice
Cauliflower Top-Loaded FriesSmall720$6.99
Cauliflower Top-Loaded FriesRegular1,080$11.29
Cauliflower Top-Loaded FriesLarge1,560$16.49
Top-Loaded Spicy Buffalo Cauli MacSmall760$6.99
Top-Loaded Spicy Buffalo Cauli MacRegular1,140$11.29
Top-Loaded Spicy Buffalo Cauli MacLarge1,620$16.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Bites Prices

Dave’s Bites break the tender into ten pieces without changing the rub. Fries turn the same order into a full tray. Heat level applies to the bites exactly as it does to a tender.

ItemCaloriesPrice
10 pc Dave’s Bites820$7.99
10 pc Dave’s Bites w/ Fries1,180$11.99

Dave’s Hot Chicken Top-Loaded Fries Prices

Top-Loaded Fries pile chopped chicken, cheese sauce and diced pickles over the crinkle cut. The portion changes how much arrives on the tray, never the seasoning underneath it. Three sizes cover a snack at 570 calories through to a shared plate at 1,230.

ItemSizeCaloriesPrice
Top-Loaded FriesSmall570$5.49
Top-Loaded FriesRegular780$6.49
Top-Loaded FriesLarge1,230$8.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Sides Prices

Cheese Fries take the salted crinkle-cut base and pour cheese sauce over it. Kale Slaw brings the only raw vegetable, and Mac and Cheese arrives in a cup beside anything on the Dave’s Hot Chicken menu. Both sides travel well in a bag.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Fries440$3.49
Cheese Fries460$4.99
Mac & Cheese290$3.99
Kale Slaw270$3.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Shake Prices

Shakes blend soft serve thick enough to hold a straw upright. Vanilla, chocolate and strawberry make up the classic three, while top-loaded versions fold Oreo, M&M or Fruity Pebbles through the top. The M&M build is the one that declares peanuts. Mint Oreo closes the list.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Vanilla Shake740$5.49
Chocolate Shake760$5.49
Strawberry Shake760$5.49
Oreo Top-Loaded Shake750$6.99
M&M Top-Loaded Shake740$6.99
Fruity Pebbles Top-Loaded Shake800$6.99
Mint Oreo Top-Loaded Shake760$6.99

Dave’s Hot Chicken Slusher Prices

Slushers freeze soda into a spoonable drink built on Powerade, Hi-C or Minute Maid syrups. Creme versions blend dairy through for a softer texture and a slightly higher figure. Both sit lighter than any shake on the menu, topping out around 320 calories.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Frozen Powerade Mountain Berry Blast180$3.99
Frozen Hi-C Orange LavaBurst230$3.99
Frozen Hi-C Flashin’ Fruit Punch290$3.99
Frozen Minute Maid Strawberry Lemonade320$3.99
Rocket Creme Slusher280$4.49
Orange Creme Slusher290$4.49
Strawberries & Creme Slusher180-200$4.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Drink Prices

Fountain drinks pour over ice in a single cup size at the counter. Bottled options cover water alongside a 20 oz range of Coke, Sprite and Dr Pepper. Zero-sugar builds hold at nothing a bottle, and Bottled Water does the same.

ItemCaloriesPrice
Soft Drink0-330$2.49
Bottled Water0$1.99
20 oz Coke210$2.49
20 oz Diet Coke0$2.49
20 oz Coke Zero0$2.49
20 oz Sprite220$2.49
20 oz Dr Pepper230$2.49

Dave’s Hot Chicken Heat Levels

Heat is chosen per item at the counter, and one rub covers tenders, sliders and bites alike. No Spice opens the ladder and Reaper closes it, with five steps between them that change seasoning rather than cooking. Crews will also build a handful of off-menu orders on request.

Heat levelWhere it sits
No Spice1 of 7, mildest
Lite Mild2 of 7
Mild3 of 7
Medium4 of 7
Hot5 of 7
Extra Hot6 of 7
Reaper7 of 7, hottest

Dave’s Hot Chicken Hours

Doors open late morning at most restaurants and close around eleven through the week. Friday and Saturday run roughly an hour longer. Franchise owners set their own trading hours, so a local check saves a wasted trip. Kitchens take orders until the posted close.

DayTypical hours
Monday11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Wednesday11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Thursday11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Friday11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Saturday11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sunday11:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Dave’s Hot Chicken Locations

California holds more Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurants than any other state, by a wide margin, and Texas and Florida follow with New York close behind. Illinois and Massachusetts tie further down. The estate leans toward large metros. Openings continue across the Midwest.

StateRestaurants
California76
Texas36
Florida24
New York23
Illinois14
Massachusetts14
Colorado12
Ohio12
Pennsylvania12
New Jersey12

What to Expect Inside a Dave’s Hot Chicken

Order at the counter, choose a heat level for each item, then wait for a number. Dave’s Hot Chicken dining rooms stay small and loud, built around a short list rather than a long one. Graffiti-style murals cover most walls. A drive-thru runs alongside at the newer builds.

Heat is the decision worth thinking about. Staff will usually steer a first-timer one step below whatever they had in mind. Reaper sits far enough up the ladder that many counters ask twice before ringing it in.

Dave’s Hot Chicken Menu FAQs

A Single Slider is $4.99 and 680 calories. Dave’s Mini Slider is $4.49 and 360 calories. One slider with fries as a combo is $10.99.

Seven levels run No Spice, Lite Mild, Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot and Reaper. The rub goes on after frying, so the level changes seasoning rather than cooking.

Yes. Dave’s NOT Chicken swaps a battered cauliflower fillet into every chicken build, from a Single Cauli Tender through to the numbered Cauli Dave’s combos.

No. Heat is chosen per item and the price holds across all seven levels, because the rub goes on after the chicken leaves the fryer.

Fries are 440 calories and Cheese Fries 460. Top-Loaded Fries climb from 570 in Small through 780 in Regular to 1,230 in Large.

A Hot Box feeds a table rather than one person, and its calorie count covers the whole box. Hot Box Roulette holds the same contents with the heat level hidden across the pieces.

One Slider with fries is $10.99 and 900 calories. Two Tenders with fries is $12.99, and two Sliders with fries is $14.99.

About the author

Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.